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Monday, June 20, 2016

Kitchen Table Logic

When I was growing up, our family sat
around the kitchen table and discussed events in the news, in our community and
even in our neighborhood. I never felt that my parents were lecturing us kids
on what we should or shouldn’t do, but I instinctively would say to myself, “I
don’t want to end up like that. I don’t want to make that same mistake.”

I guess that’s why I easily get frustrated
now when I hear of people still making the same mistakes—the same mistakes
people have made since biblical times, the same mistakes made in the 1800s, the
same mistakes made in the 1900s, and even the same mistakes made a week ago. It
feels like we never learn from our past or progress as a society. I like to
resolve issues and not have to face them over and over again.

The first thing that happens when a major act
of violence happens is, the news media rushes in to tell us about previous, similar events. It makes you realize that we focus on big
issues for about a micro-second, nothing changes, and then everything carries
on as usual.

Right now after the massacre in Florida,
both the democrats and republicans are trying to pass gun laws AGAIN, and the
media is saying both bills will be blocked. No wonder nothing is ever
accomplished. And, why can’t government officials use some kitchen table logic
and realize it isn’t just gun laws that are the problem?

I’m reminded of the famous saying by Albert
Einstein we often referred to in our discussions around the kitchen table:

Having two autistic boys and especially one
son who doesn’t understand cause and effect, has left me scrambling over the
years to try new methods of teaching. I knew that if I kept searching, I would
find some way of getting through to my boys. I couldn’t stop trying.

In President
Obama’s recent speech about the Orlando massacre, I was shocked when he
suggested we do nothing as one of the alternatives. NOTHING! Seriously! Why
aren’t they considering not allowing backpacks or large bags into clubs,
concerts, or sporting events? Why not safety checks at the door? Why not
harsher punishment for those carrying assault weapons? Why not banning assault
weapons? Why not doing something about ISIS? I mean, do something! Being
complacent is not the answer. Not if we don’t want to see it happening again.

This is the land of the free and if we don’t
feel safe to go to a movie theater, nightclub, concert, hotel or even to work, something
is wrong. Let’s learn from the past and move forward, knowing we have tried everything and
will continue to improve our world and our future.

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